[cowboy]

Welcome to the wonderful world of fly fishing, where you can spend a little or mortgage your life and first three born. If you have a limited budget, I would recommend any of Orvis' Clearwater rods. My favorite is a Clearwater 5 wt that I have fished all over the US with. And the greatest thing is their no quibble 25 year guarntee. I somehow snapped the tip on my rod last year, sent it to them for repair and 3 weeks later a brand new rod showed up on my doorstep, no questions.